Category: 2022

Sikora Premiere at the Szczecin Philharmonic

The world premiere of Elżbieta Sikora’s The Sixth Commandment will take place at the Szczecin Philharmonic on March 27. The piece will be performed together with Quando stanno morendo. Diario polacco No.2 by Luigi Nono. This will be the first presentation in Poland of the Sikora/Nono project, which, under the musical direction of Léo Warynski, involves the vocal ensemble Les Métaboles, SWR Experimentalstudio from Freiburg and soloists: Erik Drescher (flutes), Bartosz Koziak (cello)…Continue Reading Sikora Premiere at the Szczecin Philharmonic

New CD by Linus Roth: Weinberg and Bach

Another recording by Linus Roth with music by Mieczysław Weinberg (Piano Trio Op. 24, Sonata for 2 violins Op. 69 and 2 Songs without words) has been released by EPR Classic. Linus Roth is accompanied by José Gallardo, Danjulo Ishizaka and Janusz Wawrowski. The release was financed by the Ministry of Culture, National Heritage of the Republic of Poland as part of the…Continue Reading New CD by Linus Roth: Weinberg and Bach

Opałka Opera Premiere

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The premiere performance of the opera Ars Moriendi. Requiem Giocoso by Tomasz J. Opałka will take place on March 17 at the Polish Radio Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio in Warsaw. The work was commissioned by the Polish Royal Opera. According to musicologist Marta Dziewanowska-Pachowska, writing for the websites of POLMIC and the Polish Royal Opera:…Continue Reading Opałka Opera Premiere

The Charm and Elegance of Orliński and Biel

A Review by Marek Zebrowski Jakub Józef Orliński, the internationally-acclaimed countertenor, presented a solo recital at the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica on March 10. The capacity crowd warmly welcomed the soloist and his pianist, Michał Biel, as they quickly took charge of the stage in their only Los Angeles appearance. Their…Continue Reading The Charm and Elegance of Orliński and Biel

Peter Jablonski Plays Grażyna Bacewicz

Listen to Peter Jablonski Plays Grażyna Bacewicz Piano Works Track List (Total of 20 Tracks) Ten Concert Etudes – 22:48 Two Etudes on Double Notes – 6:09 Piano Sonata No. 1 (1949) – 18:10 Piano Sonata No. 2 (1953) – 17:29   Peter Jablonski has just released his 3rd solo album under the Ondine label….Continue Reading Peter Jablonski Plays Grażyna Bacewicz

East-West Chamber Orchestra Weinberg Recording

The East-West Chamber Orchestra has just released their latest under the NAXOS label, Mieczysław Weinberg’s 2nd and 4th Chamber Symphonies. This completes the series, as they previously recorded and released Weinberg’s 1st and 3rd Chamber Symphonies in 2019. These symphonies were written near the final decade of Weinberg’s life when orchestral music was at the…Continue Reading East-West Chamber Orchestra Weinberg Recording

Penderecki Remembered, in Film & Podcast

Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020) was one of the progenitors of avant-garde music of the 1960s. Creator of his own compositional idiom, “sonorism,” which became a hallmark of the so-called Polish School of Composition, he was an early recipient of the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers Prize for Threnody to the Victims of…Continue Reading Penderecki Remembered, in Film & Podcast

New Bruzdowicz Collection at the PMC

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For almost two decades now, four manuscript scores by Joanna Bruzdowicz—Trio dei due mondi, Tre contre tre, Concerto pour piano et orchestre symphonique, and Marlos Grosso Brasileiras—formed an important part of the rich and unique Polish Music Center’s Manuscript Collection. They were donated by the composer herself, beginning with her initial visit to USC as…Continue Reading New Bruzdowicz Collection at the PMC

Bruzdowicz Memorial Concert

On Saturday, March 12, the Chopin Music University in Warsaw will present a concert entitled “Z bliska i z oddali – In memoriam Joanna Bruzdowicz” [From up close and far away – In memoriam Joanna Bruzdowicz]. The concert program will feature three trios for flute, viola and piano by three Polish women composers—Joanna Bruzdowicz, Anna…Continue Reading Bruzdowicz Memorial Concert

PMC Gifts: February 2022

Musical Messages Praised for their recordings of string quartets by Szymon Laks, Stanisław Moniuszko, Andrzej Panufnik and Krzysztof Penderecki, the Messages String Quartet has yet another exciting release to their credit. Joined by pianist Julia Kociuban, the Messages’ latest album (DUX 1792) features two Piano Quintets by Grażyna Bacewicz and Aleksander Tansman’s Musica a cinque…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: February 2022